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– Benton Mackenzie, pictured in court with his wife, Loretta, who is also facing charges. (Click picture to see latest on the case from the Quad-City Times.)

This site was created by activists from all over the country to help spread the word about Benton Mackenzie’s medical marijuana case and help to put an end to the meaningless witch hunt against the Mackenzie family in Scott County, Iowa.

Benton was arrested after police seized 71 marijuana plants in a raid of his home. He grew the marijuana in order to made CBD rich cannabis oil, which helped to treat his cancerous angiosarcoma tumors and improve his quality of life. This type of oil has been proven to help treat numerous types of cancers and diseases, and was recently made legal by the state of Iowa- starting in July of 2014.

We are banding together as a group in an effort to help the Mackenzie family in this tough time. It is our goal to raise awareness around this preposterous witch hunt and ultimately get Benton and his entire family free of all charges against them.

Please help support the cause by sharing Benton’s story and spreading the word about this maddness. While it is great that Iowa took a step forward and legalized cannabis oil for children with epileptic conditions, the state needs to take steps to broaden the scope and stop prosecuting patients who are doing everything they can to treat their illness.

"Instead of putting this guy in jail, somebody should be studying him," said Dr. Charles Goldman, a cancer surgeon at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. "I think Iowa is going against the current of history."